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‘Force majeure’ declared for diverted containership headed for Israel
Oct 18, 2023Today a look at the effects of war on shipping, as a containership is diverted from an Israeli port. The change means the region will not receive needed goods, an example of how war effects go far beyond the battlefield and can extend to our “90 percent of everything.”
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What vessels are required to take a marine pilot on the river?
Oct 17, 2023Today, the answer to a listener question about marine pilots on the river – what kinds of vessels are required to take a pilot? We’ll take a look at the state and federal regs.
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A bit about ships and their cargoes today
Oct 16, 2023Today we’ll talk a bit about ships on the river, anchorages, cargoes, and all that stuff – the stuff of daily life on the mighty Columbia
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Lots of ships in the anchorage, and a bit about Friday the 13th
Oct 13, 2023We’ve got ships waiting in the anchorages, which means ships are elsewhere in the river system, loading and discharging cargo. When there’s room, anchored ships will move into berths.
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Columbia River Bar weather restrictions for vessels – how does that work?
Oct 12, 2023Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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From the archives: Dramatic rescue on the Columbia River Bar, Part 2
Oct 11, 2023Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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From the archives: Dramatic rescue on the Columbia River Bar, Part 1
Oct 10, 2023Today we’ll take a look back in the Ship Report archives at a story from a master storyteller about the time the fishing boat he was working on sank on the Columbia River Bar. This two part story, which will run today and tomorrow, from long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker is one of my favorites. It’s a great, true, sea story and he tells it well.
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Weather shift signals fall is finally here
Oct 09, 2023It looks like we may have had our last gasp of sunny, warm weather for the year. We’re in for some rainy, blowy weather this week. So bundle up if you can, and brace yourself for a change in the weather. Hello, Fall – for reals.
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Nice weather in store, and a closer look at car ships
Oct 06, 2023We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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A listener question about marine pilot support crews
Oct 05, 2023Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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